A group of us, on Sunday evenings twice a month, had begun discussing the book by Professor Carolyn B. Helsel, Anxious to Talk About It: Helping White Christians Talk Faithfully About Racism. We had hoped our study would lead to some meaningful conversations with some brothers and sisters from Mount Pleasant Christian, our predominately African-American… Read More →

Even if the church in ages past has celebrated Pentecost Sunday in the midst of a plague or pandemic, there never has been any such occasion as we anticipate this Sunday. In the past, I can imagine a time when Christians found physical distancing necessary although I’m not sure they observed such restrictions. The unprecedented… Read More →

Those who worshipped with First Christian of Greensboro online on Mother’s Day probably did more listening than watching because the picture came out sideways. It didn’t look sideways on my screen, however, so even though chat bubbles were appearing on the screen with chatter about it, I could only see the bubbles—not what they said…. Read More →

For our church, there’s a crucial distinction between “all” and “some.” We believe, and we proclaim, that Jesus Christ has called all people to enjoy grace, forgiveness, and new life. Not just some. It may seem cliché to drive past church signs that say “All are Welcome.” It will be revealed as crassly hypocritical if… Read More →